MCCTC dedication

MCCTC dedication

CANFIELD — Mahoning County Carer and Technical Center, 7300 N. Palmyra Road, will mark the completion of its $14 million expansion/ renovation project with a building dedication and open house at 2 p.m. Jan. 10.

Self-guided and student-led tours of the facility will be available from 2:45 to 4:30 p.m.

The construction project involved rebuilding a wing of the facility destroyed in a fire in 2007 and the addition of 35,000 square feet to link the main building with the agriculture building.

The expansion includes the Joyce E. Brooks Conference Center, a new restaurant, multimedia classrooms, culinary-arts classrooms, adult-education offices and classrooms and the board of education and superintendent’s offices.

Deployment to Iraq

VIENNA — Thirteen members of the 910th Security Forces Squadron will deploy Sunday morning to Iraq for a six-month tour of duty. The specialists will serve in several security-related duties at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Since being activated, the reservists have been involved in several training opportunities to prepare them for duty in a high-threat environment. They recently returned from two weeks of specialized training called Patriot Defender at Fort Wolters, Texas.

This is the 910th Security Forces Squadron’s third rotation to Kirkuk since February 2007.

Robbery suspects sought

BOARDMAN — Township police are searching for two men who robbed a woman at gunpoint after offering to shovel her driveway.

Police responded to a call at 10:42 a.m. Thursday that a 55-year-old woman was forced to the ground and had her wrists restrained as two men entered her home.

According to police, two men wearing ski masks knocked on the front door of a Ranier Trail home asking the homeowner if she wanted her driveway shoveled. After she declined, the men forcibly entered the home, brandishing a black handgun.

The men stole the victim’s car keys and cell phone and then left in her vehicle, police said.

Polish-descent survey

POLAND — The Polish Arts Club of Youngstown is seeking people of Polish descent to participate in a national survey being conducted by the Piast Institute, an agency devoted to Polish and Polish American affairs.

The institute has launched an online 49-question survey to find out more about the attitudes of Polish Americans regarding key public issues and more.

The survey is a response to the U.S. Census Bureau’s eliminating questions about people’s ancestry on the 2010 census forms. Ethnic groups are worried they might lose their fair share of federal and private dollars as institutions often rely on census data to allocate funds.

Piast representatives will address the issue at 2 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Poland Library, 311 S. Main St.

Man reports attack

WARREN — A 53-year-old city man told police he was struck several times with a hammer or mallet by a man who got out of a vehicle on Third Street Southwest on Wednesday evening.

The victim said he was walking when the man got out of a white Expedition and attacked him, hitting him in the arm and wrist and kicking him in the face and head.

The victim had visible injuries but refused to go to the hospital.

Park reservations

BOARDMAN — Beginning Monday, the township park will accept reservations for its indoor meeting rooms, open-air pavilions and St. James Meeting House for this year.

The first two weeks of January are set aside for township residents only to make reservations. Boardman residents also receive a discount on reservation fees.

Reservations can be made by calling the park office at (330) 726-8105 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Requests also may be submitted via the park’s Web site, www.boardmanpark.com.